App Store Optimization Specialist

Also called: ASO Specialist, Mobile Growth Marketer

Helps apps get found and downloaded in the Apple App Store and Google Play.

A day in the life

You test new screenshots and descriptions for a meditation app, track which keywords people search, and watch downloads climb.

Pay over a career

Starting
$50k
Typical
$78k
High
$120k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in marketing; often learned on the job.

Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Marketing.

Outlook

Growing about average. Small niche.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI tools automate keyword research and screenshot testing, shrinking a small niche; app-marketing strategy remains.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Computer Science Principles, Graphic design, AP Statistics.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.

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